Midnight Openings at La Palmera on the Rise

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Published on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:21

MIDNIGHT OPENINGS AT LA PALMERA ON THE RISE

Number of stores continues to grow; mall anticipating even more may join in

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (November 23, 2011)– Opening at midnight for traditional Day After Thanksgiving sales is growing in popularity, particularly at La Palmera.

As of noon Wednesday, the number of stores announcing they will open at midnight on Thursday, Nov. 24, has grown to 32, with all other mall stores open Friday morning at 4 a.m. Food locations will also open early, including PretzelMaker midnight and Coffee Beanery at 2:30 a.m., with food court locations at 4 a.m.

“The number of stores wanting to open at midnight just continues to increase,” said La Palmera General Manager Fred Walters. “We’ve gone from 20 to 32 over the last 24 hours and I expect we may have even more committing to a Thursday midnight opening. The stores are all very enthused about getting an early start.”

Following are the stores planning to open at midnight: Macy’s, Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Bakers, Bath & Body Works, Benjamin’s, Champs, The Children’s Place, Crocs, Express, Finish Line, Footaction, Foot Locker, GameStop, Gymboree, Hot Topic, Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Lids, New York & Co., PacSun, Shi, Sunglass Hut (kiosk), Ulta, Victoria’s Secret and Wet Seal. 

Z95 will host a “pajama party” in the La Palmera Cafes food court, encouraging their listeners to come shop in pajamas. Early birds can stop by the food court between midnight and 4 a.m. and register to win a $100 La Palmera gift card to be given away every 15 minutes from midnight to 4 a.m., courtesy of La Palmera and Z95.

For more information on the Day After Thanksgiving Shopping Event, including an updated list of stores and schedule of holiday hours, go to Events at lapalmera.comor call (361) 991-5718. The updated information will also be posted on La Palmera’s Facebook page and sent to followers on Twitter.

LA PALMERA

Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, La Palmera is a 1-million square foot super-regional mall with more than 100 retail and restaurant tenants including Dillard’s, JCPenney and Macy’s. Obtained in July 2008 by

Trademark Property, La Palmera is the first mall to be awarded LEED® Silver for Core and Shell 2.0 established by the U.S. Green Building Council(USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute(GBCI).Following a $50 million renovation, the mall features a new outdoor main entrance featuring P.F. Chang’s and Grimaldi’s, 600-seat food court with a 4,500-gallon feature aquarium and a children’s ocean-themed play area. For more information on La Palmera, go to lapalmera.comor call (361) 991-5718.